Finding Your Platform Roundtable
Tuesday, March 27, 2018 | 6:30 pm | Uncle Billy’s Brewery
FREE PARKING!
Join us at Uncle Billy’s Brewery for a casual and informative Roundtable workshop covering all-things filmmaking! In the spirit of AFF’s popular Roundtable sessions during our Writers Conference, this event will offer exclusive and intimate access to local filmmakers, producers, distributors, and industry insiders with knowledge and experience to share. Visit different tables during the event and get one-on-one access to our esteemed guests. Attendees are encouraged to ask specific questions about the creative and business aspects of filmmaking. “Find Your Platform” at this roundtable session – featuring guests who can give advice on creating VR, Episodic Content, Playwriting, Sketch, Animation and more!
Stop by as early as 6:30 to connect with other up-and-coming Austin filmmakers in a casual environment. Whether you’re currently working on a project or are just curious about taking that first step as a filmmaker, take advantage of this invaluable experience to network and learn.
Meet the Panelists
Linnea Toney - Digital Media
Linnea is a Talent Manager and Executive Producer with projects spanning digital and traditional media including this year’s I HART FOOD which can be seen on the Food Network. Previously, Linnea worked at Ryan Seacrest Productions, developing comedy and drama projects such as ABC’s Mixology and NBC’s Shades of Blue. She began her career at the Austin Film Festival as the conference director.
Steve Mims – Short and Feature Films
Carrye Glazar –Animation, Originals, VFX
Pat Hazell – Playwriting and Producing
Showtime declared Pat Hazell one of the five funniest people in America. His 30 years of experience as a writer, producer and director have made him a go-to guy for new American theater.
Pat is one of the original writers for NBC’s Seinfeld, a veteran of The Tonight Show, a critically acclaimed playwright and a contributing commentator to National Public Radio. He is recognized for his genuinely funny Americana humor and his salute to nostalgia.
Hazell’s signature work, The Wonder Bread Years, a grand salute to the baby-boomer generation, aired on PBS where they referred to Hazell as “America’s foremost pop culture anthropologist.” Currently, the live theatrical tour of The Wonder Bread Years is enjoying success across the US.
As the Chief Creative Officer of Sweetwood Creative, he is responsible for the national tours of four original productions: Bunk Bed Brothers, The Wonder Bread Years, The Good Humor Men and A Kodachrome Christmas. Pat is currently in development on a musical adaptation of his original play, Grounded For Life. However, his greatest accomplishment is being the father of two of the brightest shining stars in the universe, Tucker and Keaton.
Fabienne Harford – Fiction Podcasts
Jeffrey Brown – Documentaries
B.B. Araya - Digital Series
Derek Gildersleeve and Willie Rockefeller – VR
Derek is a director, producer, motion graphics artist, and co-owner of Originator Studios. He has been directing and producing television commercials, films and corporate projects for over a decade.
Derek holds a BS in Radio-TV-Film from the University of Texas at Austin where he continues to visit on occasion to feel old.
Willie Rockefeller co-owns the second half of Originator Studios. He is a writer, director, and producer of video and virtual reality content. Willie graduated from the University of Texas School of Film in 2009 and enjoys blending the lines of commercial and creative media.
Willie is a big fan of comedy and making people laugh. He enjoys seeing clients’ reaction to their idea coming to life.